On 15 February at 13:00 CET, Equinor received reports of smoke from an electrical kiosk at the Mongstad refinery near Bergen.
The fire was reported extinguished at 15.36 CET.
Emergency personnel were routinely sent for medical follow-up.
The plant was closed and evacuated for non-critical personnel. There were 950 people at the facility when the incident occurred. It is too early to say anything about the cause of the incident.
Equinor’s emergency organisation was mustered, and authorities were notified.
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The Mongstad refinery near Bergen
(Photo: Espen Rønnevik and Roar Lindefjeld)
